Outline of Republika Srpska
Dodik to meet with Putin three days before referendum
BANJALUKA - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, September 22 - three days before the Republika Srpska Day referendum.
Dusko Perovic, the head of the Republika Srpska representative office in Moscow, said Putin's office had confirmed the meeting would be held on September 22, the RTRS reported.
Vucic, Dodik discuss relations, infrastructure
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic met with Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik on Friday to discuss further improvement of bilateral relations, highlighting infrastructure projects connecting Serbia and Republika Srpska and joint investments in culture and education.
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Bosnian Serbs Give Ultimatum to Constitutional Court
Dodik said on Friday that the referendum would only be cancelled if the Bosnia's state-level Constitutional Court reversed its ruling that the entity's annual statehood celebration, the Day of Republika Srpska on January 9, was unconstitutional.
Vucic: Serbia, RS to together commemorate expulsion of Serbs
BELGRADE - Serbia and Republika Srpska (RS) will on August 4 together commemorate the anniversary of the 1995 expulsion of Serbs from the then Srpska Krajina and Croatia, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday.
RS Police to deploy 2,000 to ensure security in Banja Luka
BANJA LUKA - Tensions over the possibility of riots in the streets of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska (RS), during two rival protests, one called by the opposition and the other by the ruling party, on Saturday, are mounting, and the police announced securing the events with at least 2,000 police officers.
Bosnian Serb 'Capital' Braces For Rival Protests
Authorities in Republika Srpska, Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, are tightening security ahead of rival protests that both government and opposition parties are organising in Banja Luka on Saturday.
At a press conference on Friday, Dragan Lukac, Republika Srpska Minister of Interior, said that around 2,000 policemen will be deployed to prevent disorder in the city.
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Bosnian Serbs Probe Srebrenica Lobbyist's Alleged Fraud
A joint investigation by the Republika Srpska Tax Administration and police has found alleged evidence implicating the US-based lobbyist, Stefan Karganovic, in possible tax evasion and embezzlement of government funds, officials have said.
Republika Srpska police estimate that the lobbyist, who is of Serbian origin, owes the entity 53,000 euros in unpaid taxes.
Bosnian Serbs Woo Investors From Russia
Republika Srpska, the Serb-dominated identity in Bosnia, and Russia aim to strengthen economic ties, officials said, as a Bosnian Serb delegation toured Russia touting for business.
Anton Sokolov, from the Russian embassy in Sarajevo, told BIRN on Thursday that Russian entrepreneurs want to increase their investments in the energy sector in the entity.
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Defiant Bosnian Serbs Celebrate Banned Republic Day
Bosnian Serbs celebrated the Day of Republika Srpska on Saturday, despite the fact that the holiday was declared unconstitutional by the Bonsnian Constitutional Court.
Serbia PM to Attend Disputed Bosnian Serb Celebration
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that he will participate in the Republika Srpska Day commemoration but insisted that his decision will not endanger relations between Belgrade and Sarajevo.